Robin Soderling vs Richard Gasquet — Marseille Quarter-final

Marseille · ATP · Quarter-final
SWE
Robin Soderling
41 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 February 2007
hard
FRA
Richard Gasquet
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWLL
Soderling R.
6-1 7-6
Gasquet R.
Soderling R.
6772
Gasquet R.
164–

Robin Soderling defeated Richard Gasquet 6-1 7-6 in the Marseille quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Richard Gasquet came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Robin Soderling narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Robin Soderling came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-03-13Indian Wells MastersR64hardRichard Gasquet6-3 6-2
2008-02-11MarseilleR16hardRobin Soderling4-6 6-3 6-2
2006-10-23LyonQFclayRichard Gasquet4-6 6-3 6-3
2006-06-19NottinghamSFgrassRichard Gasquet7-6(7) 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Soderling R.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Gasquet R.

Gasquet R.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Soderling R.

Serve advantage — Soderling R.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Soderling R.Gasquet R.
1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.3
4.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Soderling R.Gasquet R.
Clutch Rating·Even
74
76
Break points saved·Slight edge
92
97
Break points won·Clear edge
71
49
Deciding sets·Even
80
84
Tiebreaks·Dominant
67
94

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
14°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 81%

Draw

Final
Simon G.
Baghdatis M.
6-47-63
Semi-finals
Simon G.
Soderling R.
6-27-62
Baghdatis M.
Nieminen J.
3-66-36-2
Quarter-finals
Nieminen J.
Benneteau J.
6-21-66-3
Soderling R.
Gasquet R.
6-17-64
Simon G.
Bjorkman J.
7-646-2
Baghdatis M.
Youzhny M.
2-67-677-5
R16
Simon G.
Hewitt L.
6-13-2
Soderling R.
Johansson T.
6-47-5
Nieminen J.
Mahut N.
6-43-66-3
Benneteau J.
Ferrer D.
4-66-06-1
Gasquet R.
Gicquel M.
7-626-2
Youzhny M.
Santoro F.
6-746-26-3
Baghdatis M.
Saulnier C.
6-46-3
Bjorkman J.
Seppi A.
6-16-0
R32
Seppi A.
Ancic M.
4-0
Santoro F.
Verdasco F.
6-33-2
Nieminen J.
Chardy J.
6-717-647-66
Johansson T.
Bastl G.
4-67-56-3
Gasquet R.
Hernych J.
6-17-5
Gicquel M.
Monfils G.
4-67-617-5
Soderling R.
Davydenko N.
3-66-46-1
Bjorkman J.
Bracciali D.
6-36-2
Simon G.
Huta Galung J.
6-16-1
Hewitt L.
Llodra M.
4-66-16-4
Baghdatis M.
Tipsarevic J.
6-36-4
Saulnier C.
Guez D.
6-46-2
Youzhny M.
Djokovic N.
6-44-67-6
Ferrer D.
Clement A.
6-46-4
Benneteau J.
Serra F.
2-66-16-2
Mahut N.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-4